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Is there any learning service like Pluralsight but for design?
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My web logo looks pixelated after resizing
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My web logo looks pixelated after resizing
I'd more describe it as being blurry or having softened edges rather than "pixelated", which suggests aliasing or a mosaic effect. There's actually more aliasing in the large scale than the small logo.
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Literal versus indirect imagery
Indirect transfer, according to the article, is more likely to happen when the brand and affective stimulus are presented sequentially rather than simultaneously, which is partly how the study examines/differentiates the two learning processes. So it's not really about literal or non-literal imagery as the poster is asking about. Secondly, the use of URL shorteners is discouraged on SE. (There's really no need for it here, especially in answers.) Lastly, answers should not simply include a link without any sort of summary should the link die in the future.
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Literal versus indirect imagery
Fascinating paper, but the paper is talking about the two (often simultaneous) ways evaluative conditioning occurs: direct affect transfer and indirect affect transfer. Direct affect transfer happens through diffuse affect (or affect confusion), whereby simultaneous presentation of the affective stimulus (e.g. a celebrity endorser) and the brand causes the affect generated by the endorser to "spill over" to the brand. OTOH, indirect transfer is through learned association with the memory of the affective stimulus.
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What are some essential tools I need to start school?
Software may have replaced a lot of studio materials because in today's graphic design industry, pretty much 100% of the commercial studios are digital studios, but only trade schools/technical colleges have abandoned theory for software training. And most graphic design curricula still include studio art as part of their foundation. And an instructor is more likely to introduce students to color theory using acrylic paint or water color than having them just open up a color picker in Photoshop.
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Is ampersand allowed at the beginning of line?
This is the generally rule for professional writing, though IMO there's some leeway in terms of article titles and other display text (I think it's consistent with ampersands being a stylistic choice in branding).
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Is there any learning service like Pluralsight but for design?
@yisela: Ah, my mistake. I'd never actually checked out OU in depth aside from a quick look at their frontpage since they're always mentioned after my favorite BBC programs, but I guess the "Open" in their name is simply reference to the fact that they have no entry requirements, not that their course material is open source or free. They do have some free online materials, but it's under the OpenLearn section of their site.
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Is there any learning service like Pluralsight but for design?
Open University is not actually open source/free
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Add 3D perspective to a vectorized text
3D features aren't available in normal Photoshop CS3/CS4/etc.
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Terminology for a "futuristic" interface, objects, etc.
But futurists typically try to analyze technological, cultural, and social trends to extrapolate where humanity/technology is headed in the future. What the questioner describes sounds like pointless visualization that is strictly there as superficial decoration. It's sorta like how old sci-fi films have walls or workstations covered with rows and rows flashing lights, illuminated buttons and toggle switches--totally unusable/impractical and just looks pretty silly to us these days, but back then it looked "futuristic".
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How can I make a screenshot look like a photograph taken of a real surface?
This is probably the way to go 99% of the time, as it's not like it requires a lot of expensive props or specialized equipment. But if you happen to not have a camera with you or need to simulate a screen on a concept device, then the Photoshop/Gimp route is still viable. But yea, his example definitely seems like a real photo (though the moire pattern is from the rescaling of the image interacting with the pixel grid; it's not there if you look at the full-size version).
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Repeat client is suddenly demanding intellectual property rights!
@DA01: I understand that. And I know that in the case of magazine ads, many publishers don't want anything more than a single flattened file. In that case, I know they're dealing with probably a hundred different advertisers/designers, and they have a highly optimized workflow. But at least based on my own experiences, these are in the minority. Most of my work is in web design, logo design, product design, etc. and are more long-term assets. So if a client wants to make a second run on CD/LP, they're gonna need the PSD/INDD/AI file to edit the copyright line, liner notes, etc.